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Interstate 80 westbound near Blue Canyon was closed Monday afternoon after a tractor-trailer crashed into up to 10 vehicles near the Drum Forebay Road off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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The tractor-trailer slammed into the vehicles before plunging off an embankment. The collision was so forceful that the big rig’s cab was “completely ripped off,” according to CHP dispatcher logs. The crash blocked all westbound lanes.
Up to six vehicles, as well as the tractor-trailer, sustained major damage in the chain-reaction crash, according to dispatcher logs. Motorists stopped to help people involved in the collision.
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Information on injuries was not immediately available. Cal Fire and emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the scene.
By 2:03 p.m., CHP announced the closure would be long term and did not provide an estimate for when the highway would reopen.
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